Mental Health Issues That Are More Common In Women

Published: Saturday, September 10, 2016, 15:30 [IST]

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Men and women both suffer from certain mental health issues. However, there are certain mental illnesses that women are more prone to suffer from than men. Let us discuss the health issues that women are more prone to suffer from than men.

The first type of mental illness that women are more prone to suffer from than men is post traumatic stress disorder. Women have been found to suffer from this disorder more than men as research has proved that women are more subjected to trauma and sexual abuse than men.

This mental health issue is a kind of anxiety disorder which can cause panic, phobias and separation anxiety. Research has proved that women are twice as likely to suffer from this disorder than men.

Women are more prone to suffer from depression than men. As women suffer from hormonal fluctuations and imbalances throughout their lives, be it during menstruation, pregnancy or menopause, they suffer from depression as a result of these. The biological changes that take place during a woman's lifetime are prone to cause depression.

Women suffer from postpartum blues and depression during childbirth. Women also suffer from pre-menstrual disorder. Women have also been found to be sentimental and being affected easily by what people and the society says. This has been found to cause depression.

According to research, women have been found to suffer from anxiety disorders more than men. Women have been found to suffer more from tension, worries, fear and anxiety. There are also certain hormones, say scientists, that are responsible for triggering anxiety disorders in women more than men.

Another mental health issue that is more common in women than in men is the eating disorder. Women have been found to suffer from eating disorders more than men. Women are more obsessed with their weight, shape and overall appearance. Women have been found to suffer more from bulimia and anorexia.